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No bonking? No baggage.
A 34-year-old virgin insists she is “content” with her single status and would stay celibate than jump into bed with the wrong man.
Lauren Harkins, who hails from Portland, Maine, says her abstinence gives her a benefit most other women her age don’t have: she’s free from the emotional trauma or “baggage” from past relationships.
“I genuinely don’t feel bothered or embarrassed about it in any way,” she told Caters. “If anything, I’m grateful because I know I’ve saved myself from a lot of problems and messes along the way.”
In fact, Harkens finds casual sex “repulsive” and is “proud” that she’s never given in to “get it over with.”
She is waiting for the perfect person, explaining that she needs a “strong emotional and spiritual connection” with a man in order to be physical — something she has yet to find.
“I believe having casual sex is more emotionally damaging than people would like to think, and there is nothing about that way of life that appeals to me,” she stated.
“I would like to have the experience of being in an intimate relationship when the time is right, but it’s not something I’m rushing into. I’m quite happy and content on my own at this point.”
On Instagram, where she boats over 11,000 followers, Harkins declares she’s had “no boyfriend since birth” and regularly shares her experience as a chronically celibate woman who can travel the world without being tied down.
“It’s always something I’ve been very open about and comfortable sharing, and I’m proud that I have never done anything with anyone just to do it or to get it over with,” she said.
While her lifestyle may be unorthodox to some, she said being single has it’s perks: she has “no baggage.”
She also doesn’t “experience attraction” very often, and while she’s open to the prospect of having a long-term partner, she isn’t interested in tying the knot or having children.
“I didn’t set out in life to be a 34-year-old virgin, but dating has never been a priority for me,” she explained.
“I knew I wasn’t ready in my teens and twenties, and it’s only in my thirties that I’m open to the possibility of not being single.”
She added: “Everyone moves at their own pace and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.”
